romaine lettuce plant spacing

Space your rows 12 to 18 inches apart. Thin leaf lettuce seedlings to 4 inches apart. Romaine and butterhead lettuce seedlings require 6 to 8 inches between each plant. Removed seedlings can be transplanted or eaten as delicious, tender microgreens.

1. Does romaine lettuce keep growing?
2. Does romaine lettuce grow back after cutting?
3. Does romaine lettuce need full sun?
4. What can you plant next to romaine lettuce?
5. How do I know when my romaine lettuce is ready to pick?
6. Why is my romaine lettuce growing tall?
7. How do you harvest romaine mini lettuce?
8. How do you keep romaine lettuce from bolting?
9. Does romaine lettuce need a lot of water?
10. Can romaine lettuce grow in shade?
11. What can you not plant with romaine lettuce?
12. Can lettuce be planted with beans?
13. Can lettuce and tomatoes be planted together?
14. How many times can you harvest lettuce?
15. How do you cut romaine lettuce for a salad?
16. Will butter lettuce regrow?
17. Will butter lettuce grow back?
18. How often do you water Butter Lettuce?

Does romaine lettuce keep growing?

Before your romaine plant reaches maturity, you can harvest your lettuce by removing the outer leaves, so the leaves in the center can continue to grow. ... Once you've harvested your romaine, it's best to use it immediately for the best quality, although you can technically store head lettuce for up to two weeks.

Does romaine lettuce grow back after cutting?

When you cut off the entire head at once, the roots of the romaine will often produce additional lettuce leaves. After they grow and mature, you'll be able to glean a second harvest. You can expect to wait another 55–60 days for the second harvest.

Does romaine lettuce need full sun?

Unlike most of the vegetables in your garden, romaine lettuce likes some afternoon shade. Whether you're planting seeds or seedlings, choose a spot that has morning and early afternoon sun. Lettuce also needs lots of water--be sure to water frequently if you're planting lettuce in containers.

What can you plant next to romaine lettuce?

These companion plants for lettuce include:

• Beets.
• Carrots.
• Parsnips.
• Strawberries.
• Radishes.
• Onions.
• Asparagus.
• Corn.

How do I know when my romaine lettuce is ready to pick?

Squeeze the heads to check. An immature romaine head is loose and compresses easily, while an overly ripe head feels hard to the touch. Harvest the lettuce when it reaches between 6 and 8 inches tall, with leaves that begin to tighten. Check the romaine in the morning when it nears harvest time.

Why is my romaine lettuce growing tall?

ANSWER: Lettuce plants that suddenly start stretching toward the sky and growing extra tall are likely to be bolting. ... When your lettuce bolts, the flower stalk draws energy and nutrients away from the lettuce leaves, making them more bitter and reducing their quality the longer the stalk remains on the plant.

How do you harvest romaine mini lettuce?

Harvest the entire baby romaine plant when it reaches 6 to 8 inches tall, about 50 to 60 days after germination. Cut the plant off at soil level with a sharp knife. For an earlier harvest, remove outer leaves when they are 30 days old, but leave the rest of the plant to continue growing to maturity.

How do you keep romaine lettuce from bolting?

If you plant lettuce late and wish to avoid premature lettuce bolt, try using a shade cloth over the row to reduce the intensity of the light. Additionally, it is essential to fertilize new plants with a 10-10-10 fertilizer. Make sure the plants receive plenty of moisture.

Does romaine lettuce need a lot of water?

ANSWER: Lettuce should be watered not daily but instead about twice a week, or once every four or five days, for most of its growing period. It will need to be watered lightly but more frequently for the first two weeks after planting, perhaps daily, depending on your climate.

Can romaine lettuce grow in shade?

Salad greens such as lettuce, spinach, cabbage, and celery can be grown in shaded gardens. Roots crops such as beets, leeks, potatoes, and turnips can be grown in shady gardens.

What can you not plant with romaine lettuce?

Try to avoid growing lettuce next to broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, or kohlrabi—while some varieties of lettuce may help these cabbage-family (brassicas) crops to grow, these plants have particular root secretions that can prevent lettuce seeds from germinating. Fennel.

Can lettuce be planted with beans?

Beans, celery, corn, lettuce, dill, peas, and radishes are also good companion plants.

Can lettuce and tomatoes be planted together?

You can of course also plant lettuce and tomatoes together in the open field. The lettuce really thrives under the tomato greens where the soil doesn't dry out as easily. The fertilized soil I'm using for the tomato plants benefits the lettuce too.

How many times can you harvest lettuce?

You can grow leaf lettuce in rows for nice bundles of loose leaf lettuce, or you can sow it thickly in a garden bed or container for harvest as young, tender lettuce. By harvesting leaf lettuce through trimming it a few inches above the soil, you can get two to three harvests from one planting.

How do you cut romaine lettuce for a salad?

Slice the head of romaine in half lengthwise to create two long halves of lettuce. Turn cut side up and cut the core from each half by using an angled cut to make a triangle shape. Remove and discard the core. Now, turn the cut side down, and slice the lettuce again lengthwise into thirds or quarters.

Will butter lettuce regrow?

Kemble: “The quick answer is yes, lettuce will re-grow, but it really comes down to having the patience to actually grow it. ... There are no nutrients within the root or within the stem to help with regrowth, so this method will not make a whole head of lettuce again.

Will butter lettuce grow back?

The simple answer is yes, and regrowing lettuce in water is a super simple experiment. I say experiment because regrowing lettuce in water will not get you enough lettuce to make a salad, but it is a really cool project – something to do in the dead of winter or a fun project with the kids.

How often do you water Butter Lettuce?

A shallow-rooted plant, butterhead lettuce benefits from frequent, light waterings. Although water requirements depend on temperatures and soil, butterhead generally requires 1 to 2 inches per week.